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propriates 800, 900 for the purchase Of a
ate and S4OO OOC. for the huildiBy

site, and $500, OOC for the building.
! Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa moved to reduce
this latter amount to 100000. The city,
he said, YVES in its decadence, and IN sup
port OF this assertion he stated mat be-
tween 1860 and 1880 the white popuIaffon
had increased only 100, and between
1870 and 1880 the entire population hsd
increased only 1865, while sbetween 5he
periods named government receipts from
all sources had steadfastly fallen OF
Mr.. Dibble of S nth Garolins Thought
Hepburn's statement note lair one. In
| the period between 1860 aud 1880 Char.
lesion passed through all the misfortunes
of four years. war, and at the close OF
the war grass had been growing in her
streets. AS he did not wish to imperil
| the bill he asked the committee to agree
to HepbuIn's motion. This was done,
the committee rose and the bill as
amended passed.
The morning hour having expired, the
| speaker laid before the house q message
from the president, transmitting CON-
munication from the secretary of state
| in regard to the invitation extended to
this government to appoint delegate or
delegates to the fourth international
prison congress to meet at ST. Petersburg
in 1890, and commencing his suggestions
| TO the favorable attention of congress.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Hatch of Missouri,
and in spite OF the antagonism Of Mr..
Willis OF Kentucky, with the river and
harbor bill, the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the bill creating a
department of agriculture and labor.
On motion of Mr.. Foran of Ohio, an
amendment was adopted increasing from
$4,000 to $4,000 the salary of the commits
sioner of labor. The committee then re-
turned the bills, and it passed, yeas, 222;
nays, 26.
1t provides that there shall be at the
seat of government an executive depart
ment, TO be known as the department of
agriculture and labor, under control of
the secretary of agriculture and labor and
an assistant secretary. There shall be in
the department of agriculture and labor
division which shall be under the charge
OF the commissioner of labor, who shall
hold his Office for four years and until his
sooner removed, and shall receive sal
airy of $4,000 year.
The commissioner snail collect infor-
it's relations to capital, hours of labor,
rate of wages, cost of production Of ar
ticles produced, earnings OF laboring
men and women, means of promoting
their material, social, intellectual and
moral prosperity, and the best means to
protect life and prevent accident in
mines, workshops, factories and other
places of industry.
The secretary is empowered to inquire
into the causes of discomfort which may
exist between employers and employees
within the Uuited States, and he may
invite and hear sworn statements from
both such parties concerning the matters
in controversy.
Mr.. Herbert Of Alabama, then
called up the naval reorganiza-
ton bill, but he was antagonized
by Mr.. Hatch with motion that the
house go into committee of the whole tor
the purpose of considering the bill amend
atory of the act establishing the bureau
of animal industry. The recent outbreak
of cattle disease in Chicago, said Mr..
Hatch, made it an imperative necessity
that tn house should pass this bill, for
every hours delay was dangerous.
Mr. Swiuburne OF New York hoped the |
bill would not now be considered, as it
had never been considered by the com
mittee on agriculture.
Mr.. Hatch declared that the sentiment
was misleading. The bill had been con-
sidered in committee and favorable re
port ordered.
Mr.. HatCh's motion was agreed to, and |
the house accordingly went into commit !
tee of the whole on the bill stated.
Mr.. Hatch said that the present law
was beneflcisl as far as it went, but that
it did not 90 far enough. 1t was inefii 7
Gent and inadequate to suppress the
spread of pleuro- pneumonia, VII Oh, ii /,
not controlled by national legislation, I
would in a snort time absolutely destroy !
the value of the cattle Industry. The danger .
could not be overstated. The loss in |
dollars and cents to the people il the |
United States when the first gun was .
fired at Fort Sumpter that ushered in the I
rebellion, was not greater than that !
by the outbreak of puro-pneu !
monil. After d lengthy discussion Of a |
general character pending further debate,
the committee rose and the house ad
burned.